Coffin Keezer List

[snccoulter]

Wow this is a great thread thanks for putting it together. I have been looking for ideas and now they are all in one place.

 

[38372]

Anyone willing to help me out by explaining or PMing me some pictures of how the top of your coffin opens. I am assuming you are installing hinges and possibly connecting the top of the coffin to the top of the freezer so they move as one? Curious of how I should be installing the lines, etc. Thanks

 

[Jester369]

Anyone willing to help me out by explaining or PMing me some pictures of how the top of your coffin opens. I am assuming you are installing hinges and possibly connecting the top of the coffin to the top of the freezer so they move as one? Curious of how I should be installing the lines, etc. Thanks

My whole top is just attached to the factory freezer lid, and uses the factory hinges. I think there are some detail pics in my build thread.

 

[Jeebas]

Anyone willing to help me out by explaining or PMing me some pictures of how the top of your coffin opens. I am assuming you are installing hinges and possibly connecting the top of the coffin to the top of the freezer so they move as one? Curious of how I should be installing the lines, etc. Thanks

Step 1 - Place screw into hinge so they don't snap open when you remove the freezer lid from the top of the hinges.
Step 2 - Remove freezer lid from hinges.
Step 3 - Using a jigsaw, make 2-3" holes in the plywood for lines and air circulation.
Step 4 - Using a bimetal holesaw, drill holes to match to holes in the plywood. Line them up.
Step 5 - Buy tee nuts and hex bolts. Sink tee nuts into plywood lid.
Step 6 - Drill holes for hex bolts through the lid.
Step 7 - Secure bolts into tee nuts. The lids are now "as one"
Step 8 - Reattach lid to hinges.

There are other things you may need to do based on what kind of freezer you have and what kind of insulation is in the freezer lid, but that's the basics of it.

You can take a look here - https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/jeebass-3-phase-keezer-project-240063/#post3612962

Or most of the builds threads on here have some reference to this process as well.

 

[Jester369]

Hmm - i never bothered to take the lid off. Just worked on it still attached.

 

[imperialipa]

This needs to be STICKIED!

 

[buriedlie]

Here's mine.

The only thing I would change is the wood I used. I know you may have heard that before. I have gotten away with mediocre wood in the past. This time I tried to save $100 and probably spent at least that plus extra weeks after it all twisted. The wood also decided that it didn't like to be stained so had to use gel. Messy.

 

[Jeebas]

Updated the list at https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/coffin-keezer-list-256871/index2.html#post3468330

I try to scour the DIY Forums every few days or so, so chances are if you have a build thread and its in that part of HBT, I'm already subscribed to your thread. then again if there's some that I am missing, please point them out! Thanks for the great builds everyone!

 

[mtmeyer32]

You can add one more to the list! https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/my-keezer-build-many-thanks-everyone-here-especially-jester-299808/

 

[SKINSnCANES]

Hey guys, I've been trying to find examples of keepers that are part of a larger bar. Any help? I want to have a large, U shaped bar that incorporates a large (~24.9cu ft) keezer. I want to find examples so I know how to put it in and it be able to function, open, etc.

 

[Jeebas]

Hey guys, I've been trying to find examples of keepers that are part of a larger bar. Any help? I want to have a large, U shaped bar that incorporates a large (~24.9cu ft) keezer. I want to find examples so I know how to put it in and it be able to function, open, etc.

The only one that I could find on this list was https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/bar-build-basement-overhaul-progress-tracker-164329/

If you build the bar so it covers the freezer entirely, you can just drill the holes in the lid for the lines to come out and then figure out how you want to run the lines to the coffin or tower on the bar and how you want to cool the lines and then you're golden. Maybe just put the freezer on casters and then slide it out to open it when you need to change kegs and whatnot.

 

[dave1226]

I was just about ready to shell out a butt load of money for a 4 tap kegerator. Thanks to you, I'm gonna have a 5 or 6 tap for less than half the price I was about to spend. Thank you so very much! Thank you thank you thank you! I really mean it.

 

[blue77]

WOW!! I just saw this thread. It is awesome to see all of these pictures one one page. I love seeing all the different design elements and personal touches people have put their coffins/keezers. Thanks to Jeebas for putting these all together.

 

[Jeebas]

You're welcome! I just found two more yesterday, including one from 6/30 that I had overlooked.

77 now!

 

[whatsleftofyou]

Hey guys, I've been trying to find examples of keepers that are part of a larger bar. Any help? I want to have a large, U shaped bar that incorporates a large (~24.9cu ft) keezer. I want to find examples so I know how to put it in and it be able to function, open, etc.

Check out my bar build in my sig. I did exactly what you're talking about, although mine is a 10.6cu freezer. One thing to keep in mind is that by covering the freezer and having a 1' overhang that the bar is DEEP. Mine is 40", all told. Let me know if you have any other questions.

Also to the OP: You can add mine to the list since it has a coffin.

 

[sj_engr]

Not sure if mine is fully a keezer since uses two mini-fridges:
Almost done w/ paneling & trim...

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/six-tap-kegerator-302850/

 

[Hoppopotomus]

Close enough......it looks fantastic! Nice work sj_engr!

 

[Jeebas]

Not sure if mine is fully a keezer since uses two mini-fridges:
Almost done w/ paneling & trim...

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/six-tap-kegerator-302850/

Well one could argue on two points that it is neither a keezer, nor a coffin keezer. As:

1) There is no freezer in the build as I always thought keezer = kegerator + freezer.
2) That's not really a coffin box in the sense of what is normally associated with the coffin box design.

But I care nothing about such strict guidelines. It's not a collar design, its not a straight up "tower on top" design. I say it goes in the list

 

[wfowlks]

Thanks for putting this together, I was actually going to do the same myself, I resorted to going to google and typing:

site:homebrewtalk.com keezer

And this one was like the 5th option, and it saved me a bunch of time...
I wish they would have made this a stickie

 

[Jeebas]

Thanks for putting this together, I was actually going to do the same myself, I resorted to going to google and typing:

site:homebrewtalk.com keezer

And this one was like the 5th option, and it saved me a bunch of time...
I wish they would have made this a stickie

Yeah I'm not sure what the process is for that... I try to update this whenever there are any relevant updates so it should stay up there.

 

[t3e871]

nice compilation! thanks for putting all of these together.

 

[djsoto]

Just finished this Keezer.... Any thoughts?

 

[Jeebas]

Long time no update - 87 now!

 

[RazzBarlow]

Nice examples. Got my brain gears working now!

 

[Jeebas]

Just one more this update - but it looks to have an interesting lift-assist solution.

 

[bigbopper]

subscribed,btw,great job putting this together

 

[buzzbean]

You sir deserve many thanks for pulling this together

 

[Jeebas]

Thanks for the kind words!

Just looked back through the DIY Projects section for the last month or so, one addition to the list - 89 now.

 

[p_b_2000]

Just putting the final touches on mine. Still need to run the beer/c02 lines and insulate the tap box (taps are in loose, hence the funny angles). Fits 3 pinlock + 2 ball lock + 20# CO2 tank. Eventually, I'll be adding a nitro tap on the end

Just wanted to say that this forum has been an excellent resource and I wouldn't have been able to do it without some of the great examples provided. Cheers!

I'll update the picture once everthing is in snug and the homebrew shop gets anther tap handle for me.

 

[Jester369]

In the last week I have had 5 requests for the sketchup files. I'd guess that in another 2-3 months you are going to have some more updating to do, Jeebas!